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COOD

our goals

Raise Awareness

Make people aware that almost anyone can enjoy climbing, and the mental/physical benefits it brings.

Facilitate Climbing

Ensure a fun and safe introduction to climbing through instructor lead sessions. Whilst removing a potential barrier to entry by providing funding.

Foster Community

Regularly bring people together for social sessions where they can climb, meet others with shared experiences and make new friends.

MEET THE TEAM

Belinda Fuller
Belinda Fuller Founder & Operations Manager

"Climbing has made me who I am today and there is nothing I love more than sharing its vast benefits with the world ..."

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Jon Hatfield
Jon Hatfield Trustee & Digital Lead

"I found rock climbing around 10 years ago and it has helped me in so many way; from working through stress and depression, to giving me confidence and meeting new people (including the woman who I am now married to)..."

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Kate Renshaw
KATE RENSHAW Trustee & Safeguarding Lead

"Supporting young people in navigating both their education and personal growth has been at the heart of my career. Being part of this organisation aligns closely with my values, and I’m proud to support its important work..."

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Patricia Kemp
Patricia Kemp Trustee & Finance Lead

"It’s with great love in my heart that we move forward with this amazing venture. It is not only a wonderful tribute to my daughter Katie but something that she would have loved to have been a part of ..."

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Olivia Hobson
Olivia Hobson Trustee, Health & Safety Officer and Deputy Safeguarding

"I discovered climbing when I was living in Singapore. It gave me friends and community, and suddenly Singapore felt like home. Having had a fear of heights to the extent that the escalators in shopping centres were a challenge, taking up climbing was a huge step..."

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Kate Jackson
Kate Jackson Trustee & Chair

"Climbing has been a huge help to me through some very dark times. When you’re climbing you really are living in the moment and all your problems are kept at bay. I also love the climbing community ..."

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Emily Moreton-Smith
Emily Moreton-Smith Trustee & Secretary

"As a former ski instructor, lover of all things outdoors, and some who desperately wants to leave the world better than I found it, being asked to be part of COOD was a dream come true..."

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